Has anyone been in a fight at R&L?

[kaosmark2]

I wanted to throatpunch everyone around me during FOB as when Pete asked if people were looking forward for NIN there was booing around me.

[Andre91]

I wanted to throatpunch FOB.

[Amy Lawn]

Something kicked off in our campsite in 2010, some local hooligans, clearly on there for the riots, were chanting Leeds football chants, somebody decided to be clever and shout something about Manchester United. The enraged Leeds thugs came buzzing all around the guy's camp, angry words were exchanged, security noticed the to-do and came over insisting that it was broken up. The ringleader of the Leeds neds clearly didn't want to leave without showing this man that he was in fact "scum" for supporting his local football team, so he neatly headbutted the United fan, right in the centre of his face, causing him to go flying and take out about three tents, his face spurting out blood, it was like a cartoon. Security saw this and came sprinting, Leeds crew scattered, most of them escaped, ringleader was taken down by a very smart flying rugby tackle from one of the leaner and more agile security men. As the rest of his crew were mainly lost, security set to work gleefully throwing their entire camp over the perimeter wall; tents, chairs, personal belongings, everything. Anything that wasn't quite built for short flight didn't make it over the wall and came splodging down in the piss mud.

[mrtourette]

Never got into a fight, but I was ready to. During SOAD last year some guy behind kept shoving into me for no reason, I let it slide thinking he was having a good time. Then he tried to start a Yaya/Kolo Toure chant. During Soldier Side Intro. I turned round and shouted NO as loud as I could in his face and gave him a proper death stare. He shut right up and walked off.

Moral of the story: Respect SOAD.

[mrtourette]

Something kicked off in our campsite in 2010, some local hooligans, clearly on there for the riots, were chanting Leeds football chants, somebody decided to be clever and shout something about Manchester United. The enraged Leeds thugs came buzzing all around the guy's camp, angry words were exchanged, security noticed the to-do and came over insisting that it was broken up. The ringleader of the Leeds neds clearly didn't want to leave without showing this man that he was in fact "scum" for supporting his local football team, so he neatly headbutted the United fan, right in the centre of his face, causing him to go flying and take out about three tents, his face spurting out blood, it was like a cartoon. Security saw this and came sprinting, Leeds crew scattered, most of them escaped, ringleader was taken down by a very smart flying rugby tackle from one of the leaner and more agile security men. As the rest of his crew were mainly lost, security set to work gleefully throwing their entire camp over the perimeter wall; tents, chairs, personal belongings, everything. Anything that wasn't quite built for short flight didn't make it over the wall and came splodging down in the piss mud.

[Amy Lawn]

Brilliant. Love that attitude from security. 'If you're going to act like a c**t then you can all just fuck off'.

[The Placid Casual]

Never got into a fight, but I was ready to. During SOAD last year some guy behind kept shoving into me for no reason, I let it slide thinking he was having a good time. Then he tried to start a Yaya/Kolo Toure chant. During Soldier Side Intro. I turned round and shouted NO as loud as I could in his face and gave him a proper death stare. He shut right up and walked off.

Moral of the story: Respect SOAD.

[VCK]

Something kicked off in our campsite in 2010, some local hooligans, clearly on there for the riots, were chanting Leeds football chants, somebody decided to be clever and shout something about Manchester United. The enraged Leeds thugs came buzzing all around the guy's camp, angry words were exchanged, security noticed the to-do and came over insisting that it was broken up. The ringleader of the Leeds neds clearly didn't want to leave without showing this man that he was in fact "scum" for supporting his local football team, so he neatly headbutted the United fan, right in the centre of his face, causing him to go flying and take out about three tents, his face spurting out blood, it was like a cartoon. Security saw this and came sprinting, Leeds crew scattered, most of them escaped, ringleader was taken down by a very smart flying rugby tackle from one of the leaner and more agile security men. As the rest of his crew were mainly lost, security set to work gleefully throwing their entire camp over the perimeter wall; tents, chairs, personal belongings, everything. Anything that wasn't quite built for short flight didn't make it over the wall and came splodging down in the piss mud.

[kaosmark2]

I'm a Leeds fan and some of our fan's attitudes towards Man United are pathetic. They're a rival football team, not a force of evil. Supporting them doesn't neccesarily make someone a bad person.

[VCK]

What most amuses me about that is that noone cares about that rivalry apart from Leeds. Even back at the turn of the century when Leeds were a big team it wasn't an important rivalry in Manchester Cockney London

[Amy Lawn]

Football just brings out the worst in people.

[kaosmark2]

The hatred for Leeds is still there. I remember watching a Manchester derby at Old Trafford when Milner accidentally kicked the ball out of play and the crowd started jeering him and singing "we all hate Leeds scum." We don't play them as often as Liverpool and Man City do so of course we're not as much of a relevance but there's no love lost between either side.

Plus they have fans from all over, not just London.

[VCK]

Football just brings out the worst in people.

[VCK]

Yeah, but it's 4th/5th/6th on the list. It's like us and Boro, it's a rivalry, but they care far more about it than we do, The Mackems and possibly Man U would be ahead. Even when City were in a different league they were more important to Man U fans than Leeds.

Yeah I know, I was just making the classic joke.

Edited March 18, 2014 by VCK

[kaosmark2]

Some of their fans call us, Liverpool and Man City the "unholy trinity". And just the other night when we were 4-0 down at home to Reading I saw a fair few of their fans on twitter gloating about it. It's a bigger rivalry than you give credit for.

Guessing you're a Newcastle fan I take it? What's all this talk about big Michael Laudrup headed your way?

[mrtourette]

Football just brings out the worst in people.

[devilman]

Alex ferguson had a dig at Leeds during the sports personality of the year so it does still exist. There was a lone mosher next to us at Deftones too. He seemed to be having the greatest time but I never saw any mud splashing. There were 2 guys doing mud slides too.

I never had a fight at a fest but then again there's not many would take me on anyway. I've had a few elbows in the ribs from concerned neighbours but always talk to them and calm them down. When they realise I'm not the thug I look like it's always ok. I can't actually remember seeing a fight at any festival but then again there's lots about them I forget

[kaosmark2]

I think these people are already idiots unable to find enrichment in what is available to them who latch on to an aspect of aggression and hatred in football/religion/politics in order to fill a considerable void in their pathetic lives.

[Gucci Piggy]

Alex ferguson had a dig at Leeds during the sports personality of the year so it does still exist. There was a lone mosher next to us at Deftones too. He seemed to be having the greatest time but I never saw any mud splashing. There were 2 guys doing mud slides too.

I never had a fight at a fest but then again there's not many would take me on anyway. I've had a few elbows in the ribs from concerned neighbours but always talk to them and calm them down. When they realise I'm not the thug I look like it's always ok. I can't actually remember seeing a fight at any festival but then again there's lots about them I forget

[VCK]

It's a rivalry, but it's much stronger in one direction, that's my point.

Yup. And it's bollocks.

[Gucci Piggy]

Are Leeds still too good to class other Yorkshire teams as rivals?

[kemosabe]

Man u vs Leeds rivarly is still as strong as ever... Fa Cup game a few years ago i got a good kicking from united fans (went to loads of leeds game as im from there but support sunderland) as i was "leeds scum"

[Andre91]

I'm an Arsenal supported and United are my most hated team. Moving from London to Lincoln as a kid to discover everyone at school was a United fan was irritating as hell. There's more Mancunians in Lincolnshire than there is in Manchester Tonnes of Liverpool fans around here too.

[kemosabe]

Yeah, but it's 4th/5th/6th on the list. It's like us and Boro, it's a rivalry, but they care far more about it than we do, The Mackems and possibly Man U would be ahead. Even when City were in a different league they were more important to Man U fans than Leeds.

Edited March 18, 2014 by kemosabe

[VCK]

Are Leeds still too good to class other Yorkshire teams as rivals?